Towing The Line chords by Ben Howard

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: F

Difficulty: Novice

Verse 1:
Bb
Towing the line
       F
I watched the host drink all the wine
      C                 Dm
And now she rambles through the who and who of nots
Bb                F
The old man is a painter of tired seascapes
               C
Tired of adventure so my mind wanders
                 Dm
Picking at the table to cure the wrong
    Bb
Like a bird in a world with no trees
     F
You were hung up there in your disbelief
       C         Dm
I know I'm a hard rock to drag around

Chorus:
Dm          F
Love is in the early mornings
    Dm        C
In the shadows under the trees
     Dm     G
Not in the cuckolded ashes
Dm           C
Floating down from the rookery

      Bb    F         C
Down here I crow for you, you crow for me
      Bb    F         C
Down here I crow for you, you crow for me

Verse 2:
Bb
Towing the line
       F
I watched the host drink all the wine
      C           Dm
And now I'??m purring for a drop of anything
     Bb
Throwing stones at your window
      F
You telling me as if it's simple
       C             Dm
Why can't you be like the blackbird and sing?
        Bb
I say "I'm the westerlies in Ireland
  F
So decadent and violent
        C
Can't you see I'm a forager
       Dm
Crawling at the bedrock?"

Chorus:
Dm          F
Love is in the early mornings
    Dm        C
In the shadows under the trees
Dm          G
Not in the cuckolded ashes
Dm           C
Floating down from the rookery

      Bb    F         C
Down here I crow for you, you crow for me
      Bb    F         C
Down here I crow for you, you crow for me

Outro:
Bb F C 2x